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River catch
The statistics provides an overview of river catch of salmon, sea trout and migratory char, whether the fish are slaughtered or caught and released.
Selected figures from these statistics
- River catch of salmon, sea trout, migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmonDownload table as ...River catch of salmon, sea trout, migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmon
Number 2022 2023 2024 20251 Slaughtered fish Atlantic salmon 70 449 51 741 30 137 40 670 Sea trout 25 061 21 370 25 151 22 140 Migratory char 3 632 2 803 2 817 2 920 Rainbow trout 177 143 80 72 Pink salmon2 81 13 348 89 13 877 Caught and released fish Atlantic salmon 27 229 18 879 14 751 26 394 Sea trout 10 565 11 081 12 504 12 602 Migratory char 1 344 1 011 950 1 235 1Preliminary figures 2As from 2023, catches from targeted measures against pink salmon are reported to the Norwegian Environment Agency, and are not included in official statistics. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - River catch of slaughtered salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...River catch of slaughtered salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figures
Number Catch, total Atlantic salmon, by weight of fish Sea trout Migratory char Total Less than 3 kg 3 - 7 kg 7 kg and over 2025 The whole country 65 730 40 670 28 470 9 796 2 404 22 140 2 920 Østfold 40 37 28 4 5 3 0 Akershus og Oslo 49 28 20 8 0 21 0 Buskerud 706 451 271 106 74 255 0 Vestfold 1 136 1 026 462 401 163 110 0 Telemark 83 75 65 8 2 8 0 Agder 1 834 1 586 1 418 153 15 248 0 Rogaland 7 188 7 094 4 798 1 956 340 94 0 Vestland 3 769 2 254 1 352 791 111 1 504 11 Møre og Romsdal 3 395 2 534 1 867 627 40 861 0 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 11 034 9 276 6 913 1 773 590 1 758 0 Nordland - Nordlánnda 9 918 3 377 2 759 556 62 5 632 909 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 12 528 3 183 1 718 1 143 322 7 847 1 498 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 14 050 9 749 6 799 2 270 680 3 799 502 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Catch of salmon from selected rivers. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Catch of salmon from selected rivers. Preliminary figures
Kilo Number Salmon, total Slaughtered salmon Caught and released salmon Salmon, total Slaughtered salmon Caught and released salmon 2025 Drammenselva 1 452 1 452 0 354 354 0 Numedalslågen 4 376 4 326 50 1 038 1 026 12 Otra 1 103 853 250 456 389 67 Mandalselva 3 086 1 055 2 031 1 045 520 525 Bjerkreimselva 5 648 5 297 351 2 356 2 226 130 Ogna 2 018 1 726 292 836 760 76 Håelva 1 949 1 544 405 761 605 156 Figgjo 2 182 1 582 600 922 724 198 Etneelva 1 278 908 370 372 279 93 Lærdalselva 560 0 560 144 0 144 Bondalselva 765 765 0 205 205 0 Drivavassdraget 0 0 0 0 0 0 Surna incl. Rinna 2 430 690 1 740 649 287 362 Stordalselva in Åfjord 1 214 1 112 102 511 477 34 Orkla 12 316 1 586 10 730 3 133 640 2 493 Gaulavassdraget 17 360 1 631 15 729 4 034 601 3 433 Namsenvassdraget 18 177 11 483 6 694 4 855 3 384 1 471 Stjørdalsvassdraget 8 023 4 052 3 971 2 160 1 087 1 073 Årgårdsvassdraget 1 561 1 466 95 765 709 56 Vefsnavassdraget 7 416 1 481 5 935 1 850 466 1 384 Beiarvassdraget 3 939 771 3 168 1 019 310 709 Målselvvassdraget 7 897 7 162 735 1 840 1 656 184 Reisavassdraget (Nordreiselva) 129 31 98 46 14 32 Vestre Jakobselv 3 713 1 256 2 457 1 408 543 865 Altavassdraget 15 049 9 620 5 429 3 062 2 239 823 Repparfjordelva incl. Skaidijohka 5 900 4 279 1 621 2 139 1 588 551 Stabburselva Vesterbotn 2 528 1 158 1 370 600 314 286 Lakselva in Porsanger 5 279 2 241 3 038 943 415 528 Tana incl. tributaries (Norwegian part)1 11 6 5 6 3 3 Neidenelva (Norwegian part) 2 991 2 184 807 948 741 207 1Tana was not opened for salmon fishing. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Catch and release of salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figuresDownload table as ...Catch and release of salmon, sea trout and migratory char. Preliminary figures
Number Catch, total Atlantic salmon, by weight of fish Sea trout and migratory char Total Less than 3 kg 3 - 7 kg 7 kg and over 2025 The whole country 40 231 26 394 13 401 9 320 3 673 13 837 Østfold 254 243 110 99 34 11 Akershus og Oslo 122 23 19 4 0 99 Buskerud 42 1 1 0 0 41 TelemarkVestfold 24 12 5 5 2 12 Telemark 3 3 1 1 1 0 Agder 1 233 1 005 430 501 74 228 Rogaland 2 639 1 719 1 075 489 155 920 Vestland 3 152 1 653 742 731 180 1 499 Møre og Romsdal 2 083 639 275 262 102 1 444 Trøndelag - Trööndelage 13 073 9 728 4 439 3 579 1 710 3 345 Nordland - Nordlánnda 7 575 4 299 2 084 1 657 558 3 276 Troms - Romsa - Tromssa 2 900 912 496 362 54 1 988 Finnmark - Finnmárku - Finmarkku 7 131 6 157 3 724 1 630 803 974 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Catch of pink salmon and rainbow trout the latest 4 yearsDownload table as ...Catch of pink salmon and rainbow trout the latest 4 years
Pink salmon1 Rainbow trout Kilo Number Kilo Number 2022 122 81 187 177 2023 26 018 13 348 164 143 2024 140 89 89 80 2025 21 408 13 877 69 72 1As from 2023, catches from targeted measures against pink salmon are reported to the Norwegian Environment Agency, and are not included in official statistics. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 1 April 2025.
Anadromous
Term referring to animals that regularly migrate from the ocean up the rivers to spawn.
Weight
The weight is stated in kilos live weight.
Before 1993 salmon were broken down into two groups: salmon under 3 kilos and salmon 3 kilos or more. Since 1993 salmon are divided into the following groups: under 3 kilos, between 3 and 6.9 kilos and 7 kilos and over.
Name: River catch
Topic: Agriculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
Division for Housing, Property, Spatial and Agricultural Statistics
Figures for each river and county.
Annual. Preliminary figures are published in January the year after the fishing has taken place. Final figures are published in Statbank about two months later.
The Norwegian Environment Agency forwards data to NASCO (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization).
Collected and revised data are stored securely by Statistics Norway in compliance with applicable legislation on data processing.
Statistics Norway can grant access to the source data (de-identified or anonymised microdata) on which the statistics are based, for researchers and public authorities for the purposes of preparing statistical results and analyses. Access can be granted upon application and subject to conditions. Refer to the details about this at Access to data from Statistics Norway.
The statistics provide information on catches of anadromous salmonids in Norwegian rivers. The statistics cover a time series from 1876 and are vital elements in national and international monitoring and management work related to anadromous salmonoids.
From 1963-1992 the information came from the salmon fishery boards. As from 1993 the statistics are based upon reports collected by The County Governor. From 2004, the landowners reports the catch electronically via https://fangstrapp.no
As from 2009 catch and release are included.
As from 2019 catch of migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmon are included.
Catch statistics are an important source of information for nature management, the media and various organizations and groups. Scientists use the statistics to evaluate changes in stocks and to estimate the socio-economic importance of salmon fishing.
Norway is also obligated to report annual catch statistics to NASCO (North Atlantic Salmon Conservation Organization).
No external users have access to statistics before they are released at 8 a.m. on ssb.no after at least three months’ advance notice in the release calendar. This is one of the most important principles in Statistics Norway for ensuring the equal treatment of users.
Figures on sea catches of salmon and sea trout are presented on the Internet.
The statistics are developed, produced and disseminated pursuant to Act no. 32 of 21 June 2019 relating to official statistics and Statistics Norway (the Statistics Act).
The population is defined by " Lakseregisteret - Rapportering av elvefangst " at https://fangstrapp.no. Catch reports from the fishermen are added up to a total catch in rivers/watercourses. The statistics include catches of salmon, sea trout, migratory char, rainbow trout and pink salmon caught in Norwegian rivers. Escaped farmed fish are included in the statistics. From 2009, the statistics also include fish caught and released.
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Catch reports from the fishermen has been summarized and compiled into information for each river in the national base on https://fangstrapp.no
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Catch reports from the individual fisherman are collected by landowners, who send a summary catch report to the County Governor or enter data in the national base "Lakseregisteret - Rapportering av elvefangst " at https://fangstrapp.no. The County Governor are responsible for reporting complete figures for each river in this base, and from this base Statistics Norway downloads a complete file.
Editing is defined here as checking, examining and amending data. Data is transferred to an editing system and computerized controls are applied. If necessary, the county governors are contacted to assess the data.
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Statistics Norway does not publish figures if there is a risk of the respondent’s contribution being identified. This means that, as a general rule, figures are not published if fewer than three units form the basis of a cell in a table or if the contribution of one or two respondents constitutes a very large part of the cell total.
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The collection of data was reorganized in 1993. Previously, fishery boards collected data and sent reports from each salmon district and river to Statistics Norway. An own salmon tax resulted in that the reported figures could be unreliable. In 1993, the county governors started submitting reports, and after that there is reason to belive that the data quality has become better and better.
The number of rivers with reported catch has increased over time. From the begginning in the 1870s only 54 rivers were included. In the 1960s the number of rivers with reported catch had incresed to 170. In the last few years more than 400 rivers were included in the statistics.
In 1989, 15 per cent of the rivers were closed by different reasons. In 2011, 25 per cent of the rivers were closed. In additon, the last few years quotas from one to three fishes per person in a 24-hour period is introduced.
Over time there has been regulations that has influenced on the statistics. As from 1980, fishing gear as salmon trap and fish net was forbidden in most rivers except Numedalslågen and the county of Finnmark. The average fishing period for salmon fishing by fishing rods or handline is reduced from 200 days in 1850 to 75 days in 2010.
The statistics give a picture of the catch reported in the rivers. Investigations have shown that the real catch is somewhat higher. The Norwegian Environment Agency estimates an addition for unreported catches when they report to NASCO.